Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fimmerdered’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Fimmerdered’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; medium-size decorative-type inflorescences with deep red-colored ray florets; mid-season flowering habit; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium.

Cultivar denomination: ‘FIMMERDERED’.

CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY RELATED APPLICATIONS

Title: Chrysanthemum Plant Named ‘FIMMSUNRED’

Applicant: Peter Wain

Filed: Concurrently with this application

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium, commercially grown as a garden Chrysanthemum and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Fimmerdered’.

The new Chrysanthemum plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The objective of the breeding program is to create new mid-season flowering garden Chrysanthemum plants with numerous attractive inflorescences.

The new Chrysanthemum plant originated from a cross-pollination made in January, 2008 by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom of a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum×morifolium identified as code number 82970, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum×morifolium identified as code number 83261, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Chrysanthemum plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom in September, 2008.

Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum by terminal vegetative cuttings was first conducted in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom in December, 2008. Asexual reproduction by terminal vegetative cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new Chrysanthemum are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Fimmerdered’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Fimmerdered’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant:

-   -   1. Upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant         habit.     -   2. Freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit.     -   3. Uniform and freely flowering habit.     -   4. Medium-size decorative-type inflorescences with deep         red-colored ray florets.     -   5. Mid-season flowering habit, under natural season conditions,         plants flower the second week in September in the United         Kingdom.     -   6. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the female parent selection. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ from plants of the female parent selection, in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Under natural season conditions, plants of the new         Chrysanthemum flower earlier than plants of the female parent         selection.     -   2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have larger inflorescences         than plants of the female parent selection.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the male parent selection. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ from plants of the male parent selection, in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Under natural season conditions, plants of the new         Chrysanthemum flower later than plants of the male parent         selection.     -   2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have slightly smaller         inflorescences than plants of the male parent selection.     -   3. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum and the male parent selection         differ in ray floret color as plants of the male parent         selection have pink-colored ray florets.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of Chrysanthemum×morifolium ‘Fimmsunred’, disclosed in a U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 13/987,339 filed concurrently. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ from plants of ‘Fimmsunred’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are larger and more vigorous         than plants of ‘Fimmsunred’.     -   2. Under natural season conditions, plants of the new         Chrysanthemum flower later than plants of ‘Fimmsunred’.     -   3. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have smaller inflorescences         than plants of ‘Fimmsunred’.     -   4. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum and ‘Fimmsunred’ differ         slightly in ray floret color.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can also be compared to plants of Chrysanthemum×morifolium ‘Yotabitha’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,110. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differed from plants of ‘Yotabitha’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum were more broadly mounded         than and not as upright as plants of ‘Yotabitha’.     -   2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum had slightly smaller         inflorescences than plants of ‘Yotabitha’.     -   3. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum and ‘Yotabitha’ differed in         ray floret color as plants of ‘Yotabitha’ had lighter         red-colored ray florets.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Chrysanthemum showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Chrysanthemum.

The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Fimmerdered’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the winter in 14-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom and under cultural practices typical of commercial garden Chrysanthemum production. During the production of the plants, day and night temperatures ranged from 17° C. to 21° C. and light levels averaged 6,000 lux. Plants were pinched one time and were about twelve weeks old when the photograph and detailed description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Fifth Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum×morifolium ‘Fimmerdered’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of             Chrysanthemum×morifolium identified as code number 82970,             not patented.         -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of             Chrysanthemum×morifolium identified as code number 83261,             not patented. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type.—Terminal vegetative cuttings.         -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About ten days at             temperatures of about 21° C.         -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About twelve days at             temperatures of about 21° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three             weeks at temperatures of about 21° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four             weeks at temperatures of about 21° C.         -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; light brown in color.         -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; medium density. -   Plant description:     -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous decorative-type garden             Chrysanthemum; stems upright to outwardly spreading giving a             uniformly mounded appearance to the plant; numerous lateral             branches and relatively short internodes, dense and full             plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit.         -   Plant height.—About 16 cm.         -   Plant width.—About 26.5 cm.         -   Branching habit.—Freely branching habit, about eight lateral             branches develop after removal of terminal apex (pinching);             each primary lateral with numerous secondary and tertiary             lateral branches.         -   Lateral branches.—Length: About 11 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.             Internode length: About 1 cm. Strength: Moderately strong,             flexible. Aspect: About 50° from stem bending upwardly.             Texture: Fine pubescence. Color: Close to 139D.         -   Leaves.—Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 4 cm.             Width: About 3 cm. Shape: Palmately-lobed; roughly ovate             with three to five lobes. Apex: Broadly acute to mucronate.             Base: Truncate with attenuate tendencies. Margin: Palmately             lobed, sinuses between lateral lobes parallel to divergent             and convergent; dentate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces:             Fine pubescence; veins prominent on lower surface. Color:             Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 144A. Developing             leaves, lower surface: Close to 139C. Fully expanded leaves,             upper surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to 147C. Fully             expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation,             close to 147C. Petioles: Length: About 8 mm. Diameter: About             3 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Fine pubescence.             Color, upper surface: Close to 148B. Color, lower surface:             Close to 148C. -   Inflorescence description:     -   -   Form and flowering habit.—Decorative-type inflorescence form             with ligulate to narrowly obovate or oblanceolate-shaped ray             florets; inflorescences borne on terminals above and beyond             the foliar plane; disc and ray florets arranged acropetally             on a capitulum; freely flowering habit with 96             inflorescences developing per plant.         -   Fragrance.—Mildly fragrant; pungent, herbaceous.         -   Flowering response.—Mid-season flowering habit, plants             exposed to natural season conditions begin flowering the             second week of September in the United Kingdom.         -   Inflorescence longevity.—Inflorescences maintain good color             and substance for about three to five weeks on the plant;             inflorescences persistent.         -   Inflorescence buds.—Height: About 3 mm. Diameter: About             5 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to 145C.         -   Inflorescence height.—About 1 cm.         -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 4 cm.         -   Disc diameter.—About 5 mm.         -   Receptacles.—Height: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm.             Shape: Ovoid. Color: Close to 144D.         -   Ray florets.—Orientation: Initially upright, then about 90°             from vertical. Length: About 2 cm. Width: About 6 mm. Shape:             Ligulate to narrowly obovate or oblanceolate. Apex:             Emarginate to praemorse. Base: Fused into a short tube.             Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,             glabrous. Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About 132             arranged in about eight whorls. Color: When opening, upper             surface: Close to 187B. When opening, lower surface: Close             to 181A. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 59A; color             becoming closer to 53A with development. Fully opened, lower             surface: Close to 180A; color becoming closer to 180D with             development.         -   Disc florets.—Shape: Tubular, elongated. Length: About 3 mm.             Diameter: About 1 mm. Number of disc florets per             inflorescence: About 32 massed at the center of the             inflorescence. Color, immature: Apex: Close to 9B.             Mid-section: Close to 2C. Base: Close to 155C. Color,             mature: Apex: Close to 9A. Mid-section: Close to 2C. Base:             Close to 155C.         -   Phyllaries.—Number of phyllaries per inflorescence: About 30             arranged in about four whorls. Length: About 7 mm. Width:             About 4 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Truncate,             fused. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper surface: Smooth,             glabrous. Texture, lower surface: Fine pubescence. Color,             upper surface: Close to 137D. Color, lower surface: Close to             137C.         -   Peduncles.—Length, terminal peduncle: About 2.7 cm.             Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 2 mm. Angle: About 30°             from vertical. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible.             Texture: Fine pubescence. Color: Close to 145A.         -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: None observed. Gynoecium             (observed on ray florets only): Pistil length: About 6 mm.             Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma color: Close to 12B. Style             length: About 4 mm. Style color: Close to 2D. Ovary color:             Close to NN155C.         -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit production has not been             observed on plants of the new Chrysanthemum. -   Disease & pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common     to Chrysanthemum plants has not been observed on plants of the new     Chrysanthemum. -   Garden performance: Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have     demonstrated good garden performance and to tolerate temperatures     from about 0° C. to about 35° C. 

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fimmerdered’ as illustrated and described. 